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My head jolted up with pure shock and I felt as if I had just been suffocated. Upon checking my surroundings I found that everything was blurry although my eyes rested on a familiar looking figure. I squinted my eyes to get a clearer look and I found that the blurry figure was none other than Marcus.

"Marcus, what happened?"

"That is what I would like to know, too." He stated.

Before I could get a word in, he went off.

"First, what the hell was wrong with you and second, why were you on the floor?!?"

"Well, to answer the second question I was on the floor because I passed out. Obviously!" I started.

"As for the first question, I have no idea what happened to me. I just came home and the last thing I remember was me hitting the floor and then everything went dark."

"You're not coming down with something are you?" My brother asked, calmly.

"No, no. I don't think so." I started.

"I think it's just some mental exhaustion. I mean only terrible thing from this little episode was that I had a nightmare. It is not something to worry about."

Marcus looked at me with an expression of worry, knowing I was the cause of this I tried my best to comfort him.

"Hey, I am okay now. There is nothing to go crazy about."

"Alright but if there really is nothing wrong with you, then why are your hands shaking?"

"Come on do you not wake up a little shaken after a bad dream?"

"I do but-"

"No buts Marc, I am fine and you need to stop worrying, it's making you sweat."

Marcus looked at me with confusion after my comment. I counted exactly 2 seconds and a drop of sweat went from his forehead to his nose. His eyes widened as soon as the drop fell off his face.

All I could do at that moment was stare at him with a blank expression. It was like this for at least a minute until he said.

"I'm... going take a quick shower."

He quickly got up and walked to the bathroom. Before he was out of visual range, I immediately reminded him of what he should never ever do whilst in the bathroom.

"Do not use my shampoo this time!!"

"No promises shall be made!"

As soon the sound of the shower was heard, I laid down and attempted to recap everything that happened in my dream.

I fully took in the softness of the bed beneath me, taking slow deep breaths I sunk deeper into the spongy mattress. As I absent-mindedly, drew circles on the duvet it turned out that, I remembered almost nothing except a shadowy figure calling out to me.

Giving up, I took one of my pillows and put it over my face.

Ugh! What horror movies have I been watching to have a dream like that?

With nothing else in my mind to ponder over, I just let my mind go blank and body go limp. With the sound of the shower in the background.

***

Suddenly, the sound of the front door opening was heard along with the sound my mom and Arthur.

"Ana-Lia, Marcus, vocês dois estão em casa?!"

Sitting up, I responded.

"Sim Mãe."

"Big sis! Come down here! I have something super duper cool to show you!"

Well, it looks like I have no choice but to get up.

"Coming Katy!"

With that, I headed downstairs.